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VERDE VINEYARD in Johnston will receive $20,000 from the Rhode Island Farm Energy Program to install a hybrid system of backup batteries for its solar and geothermal energy system to power critical winery operations during power outages. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

4 R.I. farms to receive $78.8K to green operations

PROVIDENCE – Four farms are scheduled to receive a combined $78,765 in Rhode Island Farm Energy Program grants to “green” their operations, the R.I....
THE RHODE ISLAND Infrastructure Bank has selected five communities to participate in the first round of the Municipal Resiliency Program.

R.I. Infrastructure Bank announces first 5 participants in Municipal Resilience Program

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank announced Monday the five municipalities that will participate in the initial round of its Municipal Resilience Program. Barrington,...
RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS gas prices saw double-digit cent increases this week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

R.I. and Mass. gas prices continue upswing this week

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 13 cents this week to $2.83 per gallon, 5 cents...
THE DORIS DUKE Charitable Foundation granted Rhode Island $650,000 for urban forestry projects.

R.I. receives $650K grant for urban forestry projects

WOONSOCKET – Rhode Island received a $650,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, working with American Forests, a longstanding conservation organization, to increase...
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Five Questions With Jeffrey Grybowski

5Q: Jeffrey Grybowski | Co-CEO, Orsted US Offshore Wind 1. When will construction start on the Revolution Wind project? Depending on how long it...
MILITARY VETERANS Matthew Paquette, left, and Jonathan Segal pitched in to help with storm cleanup at Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett in this 2017 photo. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARTIN GAVIN

What did you do for Earth Day (or within a short...

Earth Day was started in 1970 in reaction to an oil spill off the California coast a year earlier. Since then it has grown...
THREE RHODE ISLAND counties earned failing grades for ozone pollution in the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 in the American Lung Association's 2019 State of the Air report. / COURTESY AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION

Report: 3 R.I. counties fail on ozone report card

PROVIDENCE – The American Lung Association has issued Providence, Kent and Washington counties failing grades for high ozone, or smog, pollution in its 2019...
A $1.8 MILLION fishing pier will be built at Rocky Point State Park. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

$1.8M fishing pier to be built at Rocky Point

WARWICK – A new $1.8 million wooden fishing pier will be built at Rocky Point State Park, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management and...
THE AVERAGE PRICE of regular gas in Rhode Island increased 7 cents this week to $2.70 per gallon. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

Gas prices continue to rise in R.I., Mass. this week

PROVIDENCE - The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 7 cents this week to $2.70 per gallon, 14 cents...
ORSTED AND EVERSOURCE, owners of the proposed Revolution Wind farm, pledged $4.5 million for higher education programs and wind energy supply chain programs in Rhode Island. Above, the Block Island Wind Farm. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

Orsted and Eversource commit additional $4.5M to wind sector training/supply chain...

PROVIDENCE – Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource pledged $4.5 million Monday to talent and workforce development in Rhode Island based on the Revolution...
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